Stafford Bt Books On Itunes

[Diane J]

I'm looking at some books about Staffords on iTunes and I was wondering if anyone can recommend the best ones. I'm new to the Staff breed after owning Rottweilers and Dogo Argentinos for over 25 years so trying to learn as much as possible before we add one to our family next year.

The ones I'm looking at are:

1. Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Jane Hogg From https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id491667819?mt=11

2. Your Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Tracy Libby https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/your-staffordshire-bull-terrier/id469416542?mt=11

3. Staffordshire Bull Terrier: An Owner's Guide by Tracey Smith https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id725653369?mt=11

4. The Complete Guide to Staffordshire Bull Terriers by Kevin Winslet https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/complete-guide-to-staffordshire/id576221289?mt=11

5. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Cynthia P. Gallagher https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id474532089?mt=11

Any help and recommendations would be really appreciated :)

[Sandra777]

Honestly - never even heard of any of those people so couldn't say anything about the books :) (Sorry, yes I have heard of one of them now I have another look)

To get decent information you need to get specialist books, not "this is my __________________" fill in the breed and all the information is the same except a couple of pages about the breed standard. I have actually seen a couple of these types of books where they haven't even managed to get the correct breed name in the book so that was pretty funny really.

Try ebay UK - The Steve Bradder book is quite good for a newcomer, the Joyce Shorrock/Claire Lee book is also great. For more in depth info about the breed from the show point of view you can't go past the Alan Mitchell book - The Show-Stafford Handbook (The Unwritten Standard Explained) This isn't a book that just goes on about fashionable show points it explains the reason for the basics of the standard.

[Diane J]

Honestly - never even heard of any of those people so couldn't say anything about the books :) (Sorry, yes I have heard of one of them now I have another look)

To get decent information you need to get specialist books, not "this is my __________________" fill in the breed and all the information is the same except a couple of pages about the breed standard. I have actually seen a couple of these types of books where they haven't even managed to get the correct breed name in the book so that was pretty funny really.

Try ebay UK - The Steve Bradder book is quite good for a newcomer, the Joyce Shorrock/Claire Lee book is also great. For more in depth info about the breed from the show point of view you can't go past the Alan Mitchell book - The Show-Stafford Handbook (The Unwritten Standard Explained) This isn't a book that just goes on about fashionable show points it explains the reason for the basics of the standard.

Thanks for the reply. Will definitely look up the ones you've mentioned :)